How to Import Excel into Power BI
- George Apostolov
- 05 Sep 2025
Guide
Open Power BI Desktop, click 'Black report'.
Select 'Import data from Excel' as your data source.
Browse and select your
.xlsxfile. Once done, click 'Open'.Power BI will show the list of tables/sheets in the file. Check the boxes for the ones you want to import.
Click 'Load'.
After loading, your Excel data is now part of your Power BI model and ready for visualizations.
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